4.1.4. Land Use Multi-Suitability

Land use multi-suitability of in Jinan is relatively high and is dominated by medium to high suitability, accounting for 74.23% of the total land area, while the proportion of low multi-suitability is relatively small (25.77%). The spatial distribution of land use multisuitability is affected by topography and is higher in the north and lower in the south (Figure 3). The areas with high land use multi-suitability mainly distributed in Shanghe county, Jiyang district, northern Tianqiao district, northern Licheng district, northern Zhangqiu district, western Changqing district and some parts of Pingyin county. In these regions, the terrain is flat, the incidence of geological disasters is low, urban and rural settlements are densely distributed, transportation is convenient, and idle land use is relatively low; thus, land use multi-suitability is high. Medium land use multi-suitability is concentrated in the southern parts of Licheng and Zhangqiu districts, the western part of Changqing district, Pingyin county, the central part of Laiwu district and some parts of Gangcheng district. The multi-suitability of land in urban built-up areas and southern mountainous areas is low.
